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Definition of Into
1. prep. To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications.
Definition of Into
1. Initialism. The Irish national teacher's organisation ¹
2. Preposition. Going inside (of) ¹
3. Preposition. Going to a geographic region. ¹
4. Preposition. Against, especially with force or violence. ¹
5. Preposition. Producing, becoming ¹
6. Preposition. Of (when describing duration) ¹
7. Preposition. (colloquial) Intensely interested in or attracted to. ¹
8. Preposition. (mathematics) Taking distinct arguments to distinct values. ¹
9. Preposition. (British archaic India mathematics) The operation of multiplication.(R:OED Online) ¹
10. Preposition. (mathematics) The operation of division, with the denominator expressed first. ¹
11. Preposition. Investigation of a subject. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Into
1. to the inside of [prep]
Medical Definition of Into
1. To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications. 1. Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts; following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants. 2. Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book; to look into an apartment. 3. Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition. 4. Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 5. Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced into error and folly. Compare In. Origin: In + to. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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